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    Does anybody know where I can find a complete list of the different Pathpilot admin commands? Googling it I have found lists on CNCzone and other places, but they are old and from many revisions ago. I know some are mentioned in the update release notes, but I can't find a complete list all in one place.

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    Default Re: Pathpilot admin commands

    Page 86 in the manual: https://www.tormach.com/documents.html

    ADMIN CONFIG
    Switch configuration
    ADMIN DATE
    Customize controller date and time
    ADMIN DISPLAY
    Customize controller screen display
    ADMIN KEYBOARD
    Customize controller keyboard layout
    ADMIN NETWORK
    WIFI network setup
    ADMIN OPENDOORMAXRPM
    Set spindle speed RPM with spindle door open; for use with Full Enclosure Door Switch Kit (PN 35550)
    ADMIN SETTINGS BACKUP
    Save tool offset and fixture information backup to store externally
    ADMIN SETTINGS RESTORE
    Restore tool offset and fixture information backup from external location
    ADMIN TOUCHSCREEN
    Calibrate touch screen; for use with 17" Touch Screen Kit

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    Default Re: Pathpilot admin commands

    That list is incomplete. I haven't tried on the latest version but for 1.9.8 the following worked:
    ADMIN HALMETER
    ADMIN HALSCOPE
    ADMIN HALCMD
    ADMIN NETWORK
    ADMIN DATE
    ADMIN TIME
    ADMIN KEYBOARD
    ADMIN TOUCHSCREEN
    ADMIN SET_X_LIMIT value
    ADMIN SET_Y_LIMIT value
    ADMIN SET PREVIEW LIMIT value (number of lines to scan when a new program is loaded)
    ADMIN SETTINGS BACKUP
    ADMIN SETTINGS RESTORE



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    Default Re: Pathpilot admin commands

    Indeed. Here's what's listed when you type a command wrong in 1.9.12 (and its incomplete as well)

    date
    time
    keyboard
    network
    nettool
    touchscreen
    config
    set_x_limit
    set_y_limit
    set_z_limit
    reset_soft_limits
    smartcool_offset
    settingsbackup
    settingsrestore
    opendoormaxrpm
    set_preview_limit
    smbpassword enable|disable|set

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    Default Re: Pathpilot admin commands

    A few ADMIN commands that I haven't seen listed here previously:
    halshow
    osupdates
    bugreport
    teamviewer



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    Default Re: Pathpilot admin commands

    Here's what I found in the python code that hasnt been mentioned

    RECORDMYDESKTOP

    DOOR_SWITCH_SET_VISIBLE

    HARD_ENABLE_DOOR_SWITCH

    DROPBOX

    RESET_SOFT_LIMITS

    SETTINGS


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    Default Re: Pathpilot admin commands

    Sure would be nice if Tormach would give the complete list with instructions for all of them.



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    Default Re: Pathpilot admin commands

    I made the mistake of trying to upgrade from 1.9 to 2.0 from within Pathpilot and the machine would no longer fully boot. It would start to load into Pathpilot and then state its ready to be shut down. I think I screwed up the boot loader or something.

    I installed a new drive so to not overwrite my 1.9 drive in hopes of accessing and copying my G code files over to the new drive.. Is there a way to get into the shell, or attach another drive in Pathpilot so I can grab my files off the 1.9 drive? Hoping I can do it in Pathpilot and not have to build an Unbuntu machine just to mount and copy the files assuming they still exist and the drive was not overwritten already.

    Its not a huge issue if the files are lost but would prefer to recover them to save some potential work.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    David



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    Default Re: Pathpilot admin commands

    You cant do an upgrade from 1.9 to 2. You need the 2.+ usb thumb drive from Tormach and you need to boot to it. It has a disk image on it. https://www.tormach.com/support/wpdm...update-v2-0-0/

    To answer your other question, once you get a fresh copy of 2x on the new drive, from within PathPilot, you can Alt-X to bring up a terminal window. Then type mate-panel to launch the gui

    Or during boot you can hold [Left-Shift]+[Left-Alt] as PathPilot is coming up, takes you to the default user's Desktop

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    Trying to install a 2.x update on top of a 1.9 system should be blocked with a nice warning that the operation is not supported. That worked for all the 2.x updates until 2.2.2 which appears to have broken that. But 2.2.4 fixes it again. Looks like you got unlucky and happened to try updating the 1.9 with the 2.2.2.tgp file.

    Your tool table and gcode files are all still on the drive. If you hold down the left shift and left alt keys after the drill bit logo appears you should be able to prevent PP from attempting to automatically start and it will show the desktop. It might take you a few tries in order to find the right spot to press and hold the keys down until you see the desktop. From there type ctrl-alt-x to bring up a terminal. Then you need to figure out which was the latest 1.9.x version you had installed on the drive. You can do this by typing:

    ls -l v1.9.*

    Look at the output and find the highest number. e.g. let's say its v1.9.8. Then type (replace the v1.9.8 with the highest value you see on your system):

    rm tmc
    ln -s v1.9.8 tmc
    cp tmc/operator_login ~
    rm pathpilot.json
    sudo reboot

    Then power cycle the controller and your old PP 1.9.x version should start up. Then you can follow the normal 2.x upgrade instructions which let you save off your settings, tool tables, gcode files, etc. before re-imaging the drive.



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